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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves |OT2|
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http://www.howlongtobeat.com/Gvaz said:
How to end it, then? A gauntlet of dudes as you're running through some crumbling ruins and crazy shit going on all around?Sn4ke_911 said:
I wouldn't mind that. I definitely don't want another super human boss. I hate those in otherwise realistic style games where dudes go down with a few shots. Yet these guys take clips and explosions over and over without dying.
Ha... that is right where I am too. I love the Desperate Times chapter. You have the big combat setup in the courtyard at the beginning. You then have a nice mix of traversal and shooting while climbing the hotel. And then the heli part and the final custscene Elena shows up which is a great one. Feels almost like a vertical slice of the game that includes all the aspects you get in this game.Luthos said:
So I'm at the village part, and if there's one thing that really irritates me on every playthrough, it's the friendly AI in this section. The villagers, and especially Tenzin. Tenzin has to be within a 3 foot radius of you. Two decent cover spots at a part, and he will make sure to take the same cover as you, possibly knocking you out, or blocking you from moving if you need to get away from a grenade or something. It's just so bothersome in this area.
Yeah I just started a new run on this too. I'm still shocked at a lot of the art they managed to slip into the environments in this game. Like that part when
, right after that the whole scene is silent except for a ticking clock on a wall. I was just really impressed that they thought to add that finishing touch just for the sake of the game's atmosphere.
the helicopter shoots down the hotel with you in it
Looks like I'll end up with a copy of 3 soon. Had planned on waiting for a price drop. Now I feel like I should platinum 2. Somehow I only found like 30 treasures on my first run.
And yeah, disliked the final boss. Not really liking the idea of it on crushing or whatever the high difficulty is.
And yeah, disliked the final boss. Not really liking the idea of it on crushing or whatever the high difficulty is.
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Not far off!Luthos said:
Man I'm really hating the combat and the wave after wave in UC1. I'm at chapter 10 now and I can't play it for more than an hour at a time or two because I just get really tired of all the shooting and shitty melee/tps combat and just want to sit back and explore and watch drake do cool things.
Square Triangle
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Wario64 said:
I don't remember the final boss of UC1 since it's been so long but I HATED
Zoran's "Let's spam grenade in Pandora" fight.
Gvaz said:
Here is the UC1 OT
Just finished UC1 and pretty much enjoyed it, but surprised it went by so fast.
Downloading all the dlcs of UC2 and going in within the week. I'm guessing this one is bigger than the first game? Seeing all the stuff included with the PSN voucher.
On MP, people still play this or moved to UC3?
Downloading all the dlcs of UC2 and going in within the week. I'm guessing this one is bigger than the first game? Seeing all the stuff included with the PSN voucher.
On MP, people still play this or moved to UC3?
Just finished UC1 and getting UC2 and God of War 3 today for two weeks (city library has PS3 games for free here woohoo).
Should i start UC2 on hard or normal? I like the challenge but i don't want to retry frustrating parts for 5 hours. I got the impression that Hard is good for UC2 ?
Can't wait to start both games. Played the UC2 demo last week and even my non-gaming GF said wow to the graphics.
Should i start UC2 on hard or normal? I like the challenge but i don't want to retry frustrating parts for 5 hours. I got the impression that Hard is good for UC2 ?
Can't wait to start both games. Played the UC2 demo last week and even my non-gaming GF said wow to the graphics.
I honestly don't think it makes much of a difference in UC2, the parts you're likely to get killed a few times are mostly same on either difficulty (as in, a single shotgun/sniper/grenade will kill you). If you don't want frustration Normal is definitely better and still very enjoyable.
If you're a trophy kind of guy though you should know you need to beat it on Hard to unlock Crushing, which is needed for the platinum (in UC3 you can unlock Crushing after beating it on any difficulty).
The endboss (or some of the "bad" fights) is terrible no matter what I would think. As far as the rest of the game, I played it on hard the first time and it was pretty fun since the AIs aren't as aimbot-like as they were in UC1, it's generally an easier game than UC1, I guess it might be different for everyone, but that's how I felt.
I don't get the hate the end boss gets. It was so much better than UC1 and 3's end bosses. Yes, it was hard for the first time but on consecutive playthroughs it was easy. On my crushing run I didn't even die in that part.
Just keep running and do not stop to aim all the time. If you have grenades throw 'em at him. They do as much damage as the resin.
Because it was boring I think,
you just circle around a tree or two and shoot these thingy on the trees over and over
I've seen the crumbling
in vids before but playing through it is really a"holy shit" moment. Some magic working there. And btw "Hard" is really fine. Didn't die much in shootouts till now.
Edit: Finished it (around 10 hours). What.A.Ride! Truly one of the best games i played. The overall package is just to good. One gafer said once that nobody is going to remember Uncharted in 10 years (in a thread about gaming classics i think) but i seriously doubt that. And damn, the details on Lazarevic face are outstanding.
"Hard" was just right. Even died only once at the Endboss. I don't see the big problem with him.
And :lol at "clowns"
hotel part
Edit: Finished it (around 10 hours). What.A.Ride! Truly one of the best games i played. The overall package is just to good. One gafer said once that nobody is going to remember Uncharted in 10 years (in a thread about gaming classics i think) but i seriously doubt that. And damn, the details on Lazarevic face are outstanding.
"Hard" was just right. Even died only once at the Endboss. I don't see the big problem with him.
And :lol at "clowns"
Finally got around to beating this! Compared to the absolutely awful original game, I loved this one. The shooting was much improved, enemies weren't stupid bullet sponages, and the size and scope of the game was just incredible. The story was far better than the first, the characters wholly original, excellent performances, and just some mindblowing sequences. The train segment was just mindboggling, how it started in the jungle and transitioned to the snowy mountain without a single load screen. So cool!
But god damn, how did anyone at Naughty Dog think that final boss was a good idea? Did anyone fucking playtest the thing? No one at the company had the sense to say "hey this bullshit isn't very fun. Maybe we should totally overhaul it!"
I know I'm speaking in the past, Uncharted 3 is already out, but Jesus Christ. What a horrible way to cap off an otherwise amazing game. Luckily, unlike the first one, the second had a ton of worthwhile substance before the stupid end boss fight.
But god damn, how did anyone at Naughty Dog think that final boss was a good idea? Did anyone fucking playtest the thing? No one at the company had the sense to say "hey this bullshit isn't very fun. Maybe we should totally overhaul it!"
I know I'm speaking in the past, Uncharted 3 is already out, but Jesus Christ. What a horrible way to cap off an otherwise amazing game. Luckily, unlike the first one, the second had a ton of worthwhile substance before the stupid end boss fight.
I just got a PS3 for Christmas and have been playing through this series for the first time, just about to start the second one. I heard it was a lot easier than the second one so I was just wondering, would it be simpler to just play through the game on hard the first time so I can unlock Crushing mode too? Would Hard be about equivalent to Normal in Uncharted 1?
Ventilaator
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Funny, I was just playing some the other day and got into games fairly easily.
Oh, and
Uncharted 2 had an infinitely worse final boss fight than the first game did.
MoonsaultSlayer
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Same but I eventually got into a 4v4 but 2 on my team quit. The reason I booted it up was because uc3 online was pissing me off. It's amazing how smooth the game plays compared to 3. No bullshit recoil, no floaty camera/aim controls and the environments have so much more life.
Yeah anyone who puts that piece of shit boss over Navarro is insane.
DownLikeBCPowder
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IMO you should, but I tend to gravitate toward the highest available difficulty.
Enjoy this amazing game.
MoonsaultSlayer
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I can go on. No bullshit loadouts, no weapon mods, no melee-fest. And I can't emphasize enough how much better the shooting is. It doesn't feel like I have Parkinson's whenever I pull the trigger. Took me by surprise because I normally have to twitch the stick around to correct the recoil but I didn't have to do much. Some may cry that it's noob friendly but I don't give a shit. I'll take the way I'd prefer a gun to handle in a VG over some aribitrary learning curve/low rank weapon choice.Agreed. I wish there was more people still playing 2.
#1 defender
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Lots of patches to download, pretty standard fare if you're this LTTP with any game this gen.
Dance Inferno
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Don't know if you still play but I do every now and then. I can find games if I sit in the matchmaking screen for a while, then I usually just stay in the lobby until I've had enough games.
Face it Tiger..
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Interesting bump. I was just playing MP a few days ago for the first time in a long time and it reminded me why matchmaking for games like this are so flawed. So many dead playlists (or playlists that were taking way too long to find a game). It seemed like co-op and the Lab were still kicking a bit.
The_Hitcher89
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Is this a metaphor for the bad guys at the end of Drake's Fortune?
I find players in TDM almost instantly, Objectives is still filled with boosters, and I haven't tried any other modes. I wish ND would put out the final Hammer lab and 3x cash. They even have the update ready. The player count also seems to be working again; I'm getting around 16.5k daily players.